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34 Cards in this Set
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Spiritual principle of cause and effect (hinduism) |
karma |
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capital of Turkey |
Ankara |
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name for Dalai Lama |
Ocean of wisdom |
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Palace where Dalai Lama lived |
Potala Palace
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Prominent US Buddhist actor |
Richard Gere
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Earliest Hindu sacred writings |
The Vedas
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Capital of Tibet |
Lhasa
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Word for selflessness |
Altruism
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World soul (hinduism) |
Brahman
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Name for caste system |
Varna
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Enlightenment for Buddhists |
Nirvana
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Weapon used as a tank by the Hittites |
Chariot
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Buddhist sand sculpture |
Mandala
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Hindu text of questions and answers |
Upanishads
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strait separating Instabul |
Bosporus |
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Buddhist monuments for religious relics |
Stupa
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enlightenment (Hinduism) |
Moksha
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Number of noble truths |
Four
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Word for not lasting |
Impermanence
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Hindu epic story |
Mahabharata
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Founder of Jainism |
Mahavira
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Dog bred to guard Tibetan palaces |
Lhasa Apso dog |
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Indo-Europeans who moved to India |
Aryans
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Capital of the Hittite Empire |
Hattusa |
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Prince from Bhagavad Gita |
Arjuna
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Metal used for Hittites weapons |
Iron
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an individual's duty |
Dharma
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Hindu protector god |
Vishnu
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Name for untouchables |
Dalit
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Hindu god of destruction |
Shiva |
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Buddhism is popular in SE Asia |
Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in reincarnation, enlightenment (nirvana/moksha), karma, and they both began in Asia |
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Hinduism and Buddhism differ in the sense that Hinduism supports the caste system, enlightenment can only be reached by certain people (in hinduism), the belief in gods (in hinduism), and the fact that buddhism can be traced back to one founder where hinduism cannot |
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Tibet used to be a culture of warriors until they turned really religious |
they basically spread their faith to other lands and in turn those lands protected them from invasion |
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There are three branches of buddhism |
Theravada Buddhism (S.E. Asia, Strict and conservative) Mahayana Buddhism (China and Japan, Help others reach enlightenment and less strict with alterations to Buddha's teachings) Vajrayana (Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, quickest way to nirvana but really hard, also sexual yoga) |
